Business Analyst - New York Plaza, NY

Business Analyst (Banking)

1 New York Plaza, NY 10004

12 months contract

• Hybrid role on site 3-4 days per week*

1-2 rounds of Zoom interviews

Most important skills to have here

• Must submit a BA who has experience with data requirements and process improvements.
• BA who has recently reconciled data sources and distinguished between them; able to articulate data from spreadsheets
• 6-10 years of experience a must (somebody who can work independently and autonomously)
• Excel skills and experience with AI required (Copilot)
• Alteryx experience preferred
• Financial products experience required (derivatives, assets, etc.)

Department Profile The Finance Division reports to the Chief Financial Officer and consists of some 3,000 employees worldwide. Finance protects the *** franchise by serving as guardian of the Firm's books and records, and by contributing to firmwide risk management and risk reduction.

This division maintains relationships with ***'s various industry and government regulators and serves as the conduit of financial information to the outside investment community. Finance plays a critical role as advisor to ***'s various businesses and its senior management team. Global Corporate Controllers (GCC) is responsible for overseeing the accounting, financial and regulatory reporting for the Firm.

GCC prepares external financial reports for public filings and regulator. For internal reporting, GCC along with Business Unit Controllers and Financial Planning and Analysis, summarizes, plans and forecasts the organization's financial position, including income statement, balance sheet and analyses of future revenues, expenses and earnings.

Within GCC, the US Legal Entity Regulatory Control team (US LE Reg) is responsible for ensuring compliance with various regulatory requirements, particularly net capital (15c3-1, 18a-1) and customer protection (15c3-3). The group prepares and files monthly Financial and Operational Combined Uniform Single (FOCUS) reports and estimates net capital while calculating customer reserve requirements daily.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a senior-level Consultant - Business Analyst - to support data analysis and process improvement initiatives related to financial and regulatory reporting requirements for legal entities in New York.

The consultant will focus on deep, data-driven analysis, identifying and documenting financial and regulatory data requirements, performing gap analysis against existing strategic data, and working closely with Finance, Technology, and Regulatory stakeholders to drive remediation and process improvement.

This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to translate regulatory and business needs into clear, actionable data requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Perform in-depth analysis of financial and regulatory data requirements applicable to legal entities in New York.
• Assess existing strategic data sources and reporting processes against regulatory and financial reporting requirements.
• Conduct gap analysis to identify data deficiencies, inconsistencies, and process inefficiencies.
• Clearly document data requirements, data gaps, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Partner with Finance, Regulatory Reporting, Technology, and Business stakeholders to:

O Validate requirements

O Confirm data availability and quality

O Align on remediation approaches

O Assess, improve, and help redesign regulatory control and reporting processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.

O Translate operational, accounting, and regulatory needs into actionable data and reporting requirements.

O Support data-driven process renovation initiatives, including automation and reporting optimization.

O Socialize findings, data gaps, and recommendations with stakeholders through clear documentation and presentations.

O Work effectively in a high-visibility, fast-paced, and deadline-driven environment.

Skills required

• Strong expertise in business analysis, data analysis, and process improvement.
• Proven experience performing detailed data requirement analysis and gap analysis for financial and/or regulatory reporting.
• Deep understanding of financial services data, including:

O General Ledger and finance process